Safe



Mar. 6

- J. BUTSCHER ET AL SAFE - Filed Dec.

10, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 flr 'iwiiii g IIII and J0 Mar. 6, 1923.

J. BUTSCHER ET- AL SAFE Filed Dec. 10, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 ,llllll llllllil v Patented 6, 1923.

SAFE.

Application filed December 10, 1921. Serial No. 521,338.

To aZZwlwm it may concern: I

Be it known that we, JosnrH BUTSCHER and Joanna SoHRoDnR, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cincinnati, inthe county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings. 7 c

This invention relates to certain improve ments in safes, and it is anobject of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of thisgeneral character wherein the body structure is formed from sheet metaland assembledin a manner whereby rivets are not required.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general charactenwherein the body of the safe has itssides, top and bottom formed,

froma single sheet of material and in a manner whereby the back of thebody and the swinging door associated therewith may be readily andeffectively applied in work ing position. b

The invention consists in the details of constructionand in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of our improvedsafewhereby certain important ad vantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will nowproceed todescribe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a safe constructed in accordancewith an embodiment of our invention, the door being in open position; a

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the device asherein disclosed, with the door in closed position;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the device as herein embodied,the door also bein in closed position; V

%igure 4 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of theswinging door and illustrating the locking means associated therewith;

Fi re 5 is a view-in plan of the blank from which the top, sides andbottom of the body of the safe are formed;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 ofFigure 4;

Figure '2' is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 7-7 ofFigure 4; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a furtherembodiment of the invention. y

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, the body .of our improvedsafe has its top wall, 1, its side walls 2 and its bottom wall 3 formedfrom a single blank or sheet of material, the ends of said blank orsheet being comprised in the bottom wall 3 and se cured one to the otherby the splice plate 4 which may be spot welded, riveted or otherwisesecured in working position.

The rear marginal portions of the walls, 1, 2 and 3 are bent onthe linesa to provide the inwardly directed flanges 5 and which flanges havetheir free longitudinal marginal portions bent on the lines I) wherebysaid flanges 5 are provided with the inwardly oil'- set portions 6.Overlying the inwardly ofi set portions 6 are the marginal portions ofthe rear plate or wall? brazed, spot welded or otherwise held in desiredposition. By providing the inwardly olfset portions 6, the outer face ofthe rear plate or wall 1 and the outer faces of the flanges 5 aresubstantially flush.

The front marginal portions of the walls 1 are bent on the lines 0 toprovide the inwardly directed front marginal flanges 8 and on the linesat to provide the rabbets 9 to receive the marginal portions of theouter or face plate 10 of the main door D. The for ward marginalportions of the walls 1, 2 and 3 are continued from the'rabbets 9 by thein wardly disposed flanges 11 spaced from and substantially inparallelism with the top, side and bottom walls 1, 2 and 3. The inner orfree marginal portions of the flanges 11 are bent on the lines 0 toprovide a flange 12 extending inwardly at right angles to the flanges 11and terminating in an inwardly directed flange 14.

Each of the flanges 11 is outwardly offset on the lines f to provide aninwardly facing groove or channel 15,the grooves or channels of all ofthe flanges being substantially coplanar. After the sheet or blank hasbeen properly bent to provide the top, side and bottom walls 1, 2 and 3,the corners at the front and rear of the body are welded.

C denotes a cabinet of desired dimensions and preferably formed ofmetal. The forward face of the cabinet is-open. and receives:

the flanges 12 hereinbefore referred to, said flanges being soldered orotherwise suitably secured to the coacting walls of the cabinetsInterposed between the rear wall 16 of the cabinet C and therear plateor wall 7 are the Supporting cleats 17 soldered or other Wise held inapplied position and-we also employ an additional bracing cleat 17, in-

terposed betweenithe bottom wall 180i the cabinet G andthe bottom wall?of the body.

Thejdoor Dfcomprises a frame, the side.

members, of which vhaveltheir opposite lo ngitludinal marginal portionsdefined by I theinwardly directed flanges 19 and 20, the lorward.flanges 19 being suitablyaflixed tothe oute r or face plate 10.. Theinner fianges20 I have'their freemarginal portions inwardly offset, as,at .21; to receive the marginal portions (of the inner, plate 22 of thedoor.

Thetop bottom and one of the vertical or end members of the frameof thedoor are.

inwardly. ofl'set, as as 23, to provide grooves or channels, while thesecond vertical or end memberqof the .door frame is folded or benttqllp'royide an outstanding flangeQA, said fiange24, seating withinv thegroove on channel-1.15 of "aYvertical or side flange llwhen r reassignis in closed positionand where. by;-means isprovided to prevent mgress,ot

firewithinthe. cabinet C when the door is.

onter or-free vertical or end memberof said 3 door frame. The base Wallsof the grooves or channels 23 areprovided with; the openings 27, throughwhich are directed the outer end portions of-thearms or links 28. A

pail- 0f arms-or links 28 coacts with each of themembers or bolts 26 oneof said armsor links being operatively engaged with the stem of the boltand the second of said arms Or,..1inks with thefootof said I member orbolt; The arms or links 28 of each pair have their inner end portionintegrally connected with,.a.-collar or sleeve 29 surrounding an.eccentric 30, the eccentric 30 associated with one pair of armsor links28 being reverscly related. with respect to the.

second eccentric. The eccentrics 30 are connected for unitary rotarymovement so that upon such rotation, all of the arms orlinks- 28 will becaused to travel in a direction to move the b.olts; ;2: either ontwardlyor inwardly.

When the door is closed and the eccentrics 30. rotated in a; directionto move the members 26 outwardly, said members engage within theadjacent grooves or channels 15 of the flanges 11 whereby the door D iseffectively lockeddn closed position andthe possibility of fireor thelike entering withr,

in the safe, or more pa lcularly the c b ne i rei ed, "Upo e erse ta ion1 the eccentrics 3O; the bolts 26 arev retracted;

i he p mQ Bnt suflicientto 1pc he c en r cs ing movement of thepdoor 30may be unde ent-r01? Qtt ePQrm i t e m an may a. e ey n r 1 ed;., -r ttherwi as mayfbe preferred;

It is 0t importancethat themove nent of thearmsor links 28 be controlledor guided to effect the desired movement of the bolts 26 and in thepresent embodiment of our invention each of the arms or links 28, isprovided a marginal portion with a notch or recess 31 which'is adaptedto rece ive a lug 32 extending outwardly from a lock plate 33 arrangedwithin thh door structure and suitably secured totheinwarclly offsetportions 23 and} to the vertical or endfmemher immdiatel-y adjacent thehinged portion of the door. Each. of the: lugs 32', a here in disclosed,has an edge 'perpendicularly re lated to the longitudinal axis" of theco-acting portion of an arm or rod 28.,and with a second edge. arrangedon an. angle of substantiallyv 45? with respect to, said longi tud nalaxis of the-arm orrod ;28.. The. co,-

acting recess 31 is correspondingly formed to. snugly receive thelug andthe inclinedor angular faces of thelug and r-recess co openI ate to.assure the requisite movement of the. bolt .26 and especially themovement ofgsaid boltintolocking, position: It is also to beparticularly .noted that the. inclined face of.

the lug 32. is disposed inthesa'meegeneral Y direction as the p Idirection. of travel of the. associatedbolt.

Hingedly engaged, asatBl With aver tically. disposed connecting. flange12 is the inner door A which coaots with; all four of the connectingfianges: 12? tofclose the cabi.

position, the same is 1o cked by the bolt 35,

key. -operated or otherwise,- said holt being I shdably disposedthrough; a 5 vertical flange; 12 :and lock ng behind; the adjacentconnect 7 ing flange 12?.

i In the l V 1n F1gure8, the structureis; substantially the same-as hashereinbe fore.been.- set forth xc pt hemesfiwse t' t er -aud is to beunderstood thatthe coactinglgframe. of theidoor is to be correspondinglyrented;

r he elte s de riptio thought to be obyiousthat a safe constructed 1 inaccordance with our invention is par of our nventi eillus ra p 3 111:net C. When the'inner door A s in; closed ticularly well adapted for useby reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembledand operated, and it will also be obvious that our invention issusceptible of some change and modification without departing from theprinciples and spirit thereof and for this reason we do not wish to beunderstood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangement andformation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out ourinvention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

1. A safe of the class described comprising a body having its top, sideand bottom walls comprised of asingle sheet of material, the front andrear marginal portions of said walls being provided with inwardlydirected flanges, a rear plate securedto the rear flanges the frontflanges being continued by inwardly directed flanges, a door associatedwith the front flanges, a cabinet arranged within the body and havingone face open, the open faced portion of the cabinet and the last namedfront flanges being in telescopic relation, and means coacting with thecabinet and the body for bracing the portion of the cabinet from theopen end of the cabinet.

2. A safe of the classdescribed coinpris ing a body having its top, sideand bottom walls comprised of a single sheet of material, the front andrear marginal portions of said walls being provided with inwardlydirected flanges, a rear plate secured to the rear flanges, the frontflanges being continued by inwardly directed flanges, a door associatedwith the front flanges, a cabinet arranged within the body and havingone face open, the open faced portion of the cabinet and the last namedfront flangesbeing in telescopic relation, and brace members interposedbetween the cabinet and the rear wall of the body.

3. A safe of the class described comprising a body having its top, sideand bottom walls comprised of a single sheet of material, the front andrear marginal portions of said walls being provided with inwardlydirected flanges, a rear plate-secured to the rear flanges, the frontflanges being continned by inwardly directed flanges, a door associatedwith the front flanges, a cabinet arranged within the body and havingone face open, the open faced portion of the cabinet and the last namedfront flanges being in telescopic relation, and brace members interposedbetween the cabinet and the rear wall of the body and between the bottomof the cabinet and the bottom wall of the body.

at. A safe of the class described comprising a 'body having its top,side and bottom walls comprised of a single sheet of material, the frontand rear marginal portions of said walls. being provided with inwardlydirected flanges, a rear plate secured to the rear flanges, the frontflanges being continued by inwardly directed flanges, a door associatedwith the front flanges, said last named front flanges having inwardlyopening grooves extending therealong, the door having an outstandingflange seating within one of said grooves when the door is closed, andmeans carried by the door and movable within the remaining grooves ofthe flanges when the door is closed to hold the door against openingmovement.

5. A safe of the class described comprising a body having one face open,said open face having walls defining said open face, said walls havinginwardly opening grooves extending therealong, a swinging door carriedby the body and extending, when closed, into the open face of the bodybetween the walls of said opening, the door having grooves substantiallyregistering with the grooves of the walls of the openings when the dooris closed, fastening members seating within the grooves of the door andmovable, when the door is closed, within the grooves of the walls of theopening, means for moving said members into or out of the grooves of thewalls of the opening and an outstanding flange carried by the door andseating within a groove in one of the walls of the opening when the dooris closed.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures.

JOSEPH BUTSGHER. J OSEPH SGHRODER.

